Cannot boot and no fixes works - Error 0xc000021a

0xc000021a

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I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and it was working fine for a few days but now I get BSOD with error code 0xc000021a everytime I boot it. I've tried the following 'fixes':

System restore --- Runs for a few minutes and then says "Could not restore your computer. No changes were made"

Clicking on any of the advanced startup options --- BSOD

Reinstalling windows 10 with a usb --- Results in it going into circles with this message "The computer started using the Windows installation media. Remove the installation medial and restart your computer so that Windows starts normally. Then, insert the installation media and restart the upgrade. [Do not select iCustom [advanced]I to perform an upgrade. iCustom [advanced]I installs a new copy of Windows and deletes your programs and settings.)"

I've taken the usb out and restarted the computer several times, even called Microsoft Technical Support. They had no idea what to do.

I used to be able to access the command prompt and I tried everything suggested in this article here https://neosmart.net/wiki/0xc000021a/. The reason I say "used to" is because things recently got alot worse when I changed the boot order and now it just turns black after the bios screen. I've tried to restore to default and I also tried everything suggested in this article 3 Ways to Reset Your BIOS - wikiHow

Nothing works. Please help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
Reinstalling windows 10 with a usb --- Results in it going into circles with this message "The computer started using the Windows installation media. Remove the installation medial and restart your computer so that Windows starts normally. Then, insert the installation media and restart the upgrade.

to do an upgrade - you run setup.exe from within your current OS
to perform a Clean install you boot from setup media and choose custom..

if you are now having issues You should clean install windows 10 - when asked for key - just choose Skip..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
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